# Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Gemini 3.7 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.7 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-vs-gemini-3-7-flash
- Last updated: September 27, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick Gemini 3.7 Flash if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Gemini 3.7 Flash leads overall 67.66 to 48.51.
- The clearest category separation is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 37.4 for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and 82.6 for Gemini 3.7 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) in Agentic, with scores of 34.1% and 77.5%.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Google |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 48.51 | 67.66 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 8 | 25 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.25 / $1.50 | $0.75 / $3.75 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 28.8 (Estimated · #70/105)
- Gemini 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 58.6 (Supported · #20/105)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 38.46% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 34.1% | 77.5% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | Coming soon | 14.9% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 30.4% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 47.9% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 26.3% | Coming soon |
| ApprenticeBench | Coming soon | 16% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 27.3 (Estimated · #93/135)
- Gemini 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 60.3 (Supported · #17/135)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 0.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 80.1% | 88.7% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 62.8% | 80.8% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | Coming soon | 43.6% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 65.3% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | Coming soon | 20.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 77.8 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCR v2 64K-128K | Coming soon | 97% | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | Coming soon | 95.50% | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Coming soon | 84.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 37.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Gemini 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 82.6 (#10/50)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | 73.2% | 88.7% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 84.5% | Coming soon |
| LVBench | Coming soon | 85.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 47.4 (Estimated · #66/158)
- Gemini 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 71.1 (Supported · #10/158)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 81.1% | 93.9% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.2% | 90.1% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| HLE-Verified | Coming soon | 53.6% | Coming soon |
| LABBench2 | Coming soon | 82.1% | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-solvable) | Coming soon | 87.1% | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult) | Coming soon | 43.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3.7 Flash?

Gemini 3.7 Flash is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.7 Flash?

The widest category gap is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 37.4 for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and 82.6 for Gemini 3.7 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite currently has 8 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.7 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.7 Flash currently has 25 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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